--Miss Winfred Harmon, who underwent an operation for appendicitis Thursday morning at the Mercy hospital, is resting very nicely.
--Col. Bob Wallace of Eastfield is improving after being critically ill for 10 days at his home. His condition was reported Saturday as much improved.
--The ladies of the First Reformed Presbyterian church will give an Old Maid’s convention in the Sunday school building of Brevard street Methodist church Tuesday night at 8 o’clock.
--S.W. Rabb, principal of the schools at Laurinburg, was a Charlotte visitor Saturday en route to Davidson to witness the baseball game between Davidson and Erskine, Mr. Rabb being a graduate of the latter institution.
--Clarence W. Alexander, salesman of the Hardaway-Hecht Company, who has lived in Lincolnton for some time, has moved with is family to Charlotte, his former home, and will reside here in the future.
--Employes of the Bell Telephone Company will present a minstrel show at the Alexander Graham High School building March 28 at 8:15 o’clock, the promoters announcing that an elaborate program is being provided for that occasion.
--Principal Plaxco of the Matthews High School has announced that Rev. R.C. Grier, president of Erskine College, has been engaged to preach the annual commencement sermon in connection with the closing of that school, the baccalaureate to be preached Sunday, April 9.
--W.C. Dowd will be the speaker at the Second Presbyterian Church Sunday morning in connection with the presentation of the cause of the Associated Charities by laymen of the city to all the congregations, his name having been added to the committee to those already published.
--The meeting of men and boys of the city at the Y.M.C.A. Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock will e addressed by Bertram A. Shuman of Buenos Aires, secretary of the Y.M.C.A. in that city which has a membership of 4,000. Mr. Shuman will also be one of the speakers at the latter meeting in the Association for men generally.
--The real estate firm of W.C. Harris & Company, which has for some time been located in the Galloway building adjoining The News office on South Church, has moved into new quarters in the Mutual Building and Loan building at 7 East Third street. The new building is now completed and ready for occupancy.
--At a meeting held with the Friendship Baptist Church during the week, the commission appointed by the Negro Ministerial Alliance to consider the proposition brought by Dr. W.H. Fraser of the Kiwanis Club, to beautify the city, was endorsed and it was decided to recommend that the negroes of Charlotte co-operate in the promotion of this movement. Workers were appointed at the meeting to launch the drive at once.
--125 girls and women are now numbered among the swimming classes which are being taught by the instructors at the Y.W.C.A. Misses Morrell and Haedecke and many others are registered for later classes. Association officials express themselves as pleased with the enthusiasm which the women of the city are showing in this new enterprise. New classes will be started April 15 for which registrations are now allowable.
--The demonstrations in cooking and the use of gas by Mrs. S.R. Dull to be held in Charlotte daily during the week of April 3 will be held at3 O’clock in the afternoon instead of during the morning in order to give housekeepers who do their own work an opportunity to attend, according to an announcement by J.A. Forney, manager of the gas department of the Southern Public Utilities Company. Accommodations for cooks will also be provided. The forthcoming demonstration will e held in the display room at the Mercantile building.
From the Charlotte News, Sunday, March 26, 1922
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